Hard Money Loans 101
What is a hard money loan? A hard money loan is a short-term bridge loan, primarily used for real estate transactions. The terms of the loan are based mainly on the value of the property being used as collateral rather than the credit history of the borrower. While banks do not offer these types of […]
Why You Should Flip a House
Making the decision to invest in a rehab property is a big one – especially if you’ve never done something like this before. However, we strongly believe that flipping houses can be one of the most rewarding career moves you choose to make. We’ve laid out some of the major pros of house flipping below […]
Tips for Your Next Flip
We like to believe that flipping houses is both a science and an art. A certain number of calculations must be made in terms of your investment and the kind of profit you might be able to turn, however much of what makes a house flip successful is the design finesse that each individual team […]
Our 2019 House Flipping Predictions
The 2019 real estate market is likely to continue the trends that we’ve seen developing over the last six months – home sales are going down, prices are still going up slowly, and overall the market is shifting to the buyer’s favor. Here are a few key predictions from Forbes and the California Association of […]
ZINC Financial had an Amazing Year!
ZINC Financial and the talented, savvy investors that we have the privilege of working with every day have had a wonderful year. 2018 has brought a great deal of change and upheaval in the housing market and beyond, but despite recent declines in the market at large, we are thrilled to report that our clients […]
Are California Real Estate Conditions Stabilizing for the Rest of 2014?
Recent data on the California housing market confirms what many experts have suspected since the beginning of 2014: This year, the housing market is calming down, but home prices are still going up. An article in the Los Angeles Times reports that home prices across Southern California were up 11.4% compared to the same month […]
Foreign Purchases of U.S. Real Estate up by 35%
Forbes recently shared some surprising data regarding the current housing market. Evidently, the US housing market is a lot more global than you might think. According to data out of the National Association of Realtors (NAR), 35% of all homes purchased in America last year were purchased by foreign buyers, primarily from China, the UK, […]